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Criteria:Fighters who were down early or way behind on points to come back to win the fight.

I'll jump on an obvious one. Moore/Durelle I. I saw the replay the other night. What got me is the way the back of Archie's head hit the canvas. Ouch! I've never seen a fighter get up from something like that. No wonder Durelle said Moore was the best he ever fought.

I'm sure you guys have a lot more fights to contribute

Castillo-Corrales I (No way for Corrales to win a decision after twin knockdowns & a point deduction)

Moorer-Foreman (A near-shutout prior to the knockout)

Ali-Frazier I (On my card, Ali won the first five rounds)

Benn-McClellan (Benn was seconds away from being out mere seconds into the fight)

Marciano-Walcott probably the greatest example I can think of where not a single round was won by the challenger [even though he was the favorite to win], and then the most famous kayo in history occured.

Louis-Walcott 2 is another good example, as Louis was far behind on points, and then came the kayo in the 11th round. Conn-Louis also deserves a good mention, though it wasnt as wide as some people make it out to be, it was quite competitive.

Toney-Nunn (Toney was losing big on all scorecards and unleashed a furious amount of punches in the 11th to put him away),

Pavlik-Taylor (Looked like Taylor was about to expose Pavlik in the 2nd when he rocked the shit out of him only to be KO'd himself 5 rounds later)

Chavez-Taylor (One of the most obvious ones, where Taylor was outlanding Chavez constantly throughout the entire fight and Chavez finally finished taking him apart and stopping him with 2 seconds left).

Jorge Castro had basically lost every round when he stopped John David Jackson in the 9th back in 1994.

Moore Durelle is the best example of all time as you have mentioned.

One I see missing from the listings here is Weaver over Tate...Last Round Last Chance and he gets it done.

lamotta v dauthuille

Sammy Serrano had won every single round of his jr lightweight title defense against Yasutsune Uehara, when a right hand from the Japanese put him to sleep.

Broncano wrote:Sammy Serrano had won every single round of his jr lightweight title defense against Yasutsune Uehara, when a right hand from the Japanese put him to sleep.

I have seen films of all of these except the Lamotta dauthuille and the Serrano Yasutsune fights. Do films exist on these two?

the film of lamott v dauthuille exists not sure bout serrano v yasatsune

HomicideHenry wrote:Marciano-Walcott probably the greatest example I can think of where not a single round was won by the challenger [even though he was the favorite to win], and then the most famous kayo in history occured.

Louis-Walcott 2 is another good example, as Louis was far behind on points, and then came the kayo in the 11th round. Conn-Louis also deserves a good mention, though it wasnt as wide as some people make it out to be, it was quite competitive.

Homocide-What do you mean not a single round was won by the challenger? Two judges gave Marciano 4 rounds, and one gave him 5. It was a competitive fight. I thought you were a Marciano fan?

Weaver was way behind against Tate before knocking him out in the 15th round.
Jeffries was way behind Corbett before knocking him out in the 23rd round, in their first fight.

Agreed about Marciano-Walcott I. I have that fight & there's no way it was anything close to a shut-out. In fact, time has distorted how far ahead Walcott was. No question he was leading, but it was not a mismatch on the cards. The same is true about the first Louis-Conn encounter. People will tell you Conn was in an unbeatable position & schooling Louis but the reality --- quite apart from the myth --- is that it was quite close & very competitive, it was still possible for Louis to win without a knockout.

Marciano-Walcott I was come-from-behind but it wasn't a one-sided contest.

Jose Luis Ramirez vs Rosario 2 I think Ramirez was floored two or three time and came back to win within 4 rounds.

Remember Charles Williams doing a number on Czyz.

Foreman beating Moorer.

McGuigan - Cruz was a good one where Barry seemed to have come back to nick it only to get bounced in the 15th...

Let's not forget Sanchez having to pull the rounds back against Nelson.

banjo wrote:the film of lamott v dauthuille exists not sure bout serrano v yasatsune

yes, there is film of Serrano vs Uehara I

might as well have been a shut out, considering for the longest time Marciano was blinded in the fight against Walcott, just like Ali was against Sonny Liston.

Danny Williams over Mark Potter.

He wasn't so far adrift on points, but he had a dislocated shoulder FFS and still half a fight left!

Ali v Foreman, Rumble in the Jungle

observer1 wrote:Ali v Foreman, Rumble in the Jungle

See, I think IMO this is another Marciano-Walcott I situation. At the end of the seventh, I had Foreman up 4-3. Quite possibly Ali could be in front on someone's scorecard at the time.

The revisionist history doesn't really fit the actual bout. Foreman was largely ineffectual with his punches, landing partially or missing altogether. In contrast, though Ali wasn't as busy, he was quite precise, & cut through Foreman's defense very well. The main reason I had Foreman ahead was on the basis that he was forcing the fight & also because he did not break off one single exchange all night. It was Ali forcing the clinches & that counted against him, however for the cleaner punching & superior ring generalship Ali had it all the way.

Whatever the case, that was actually a very close fight on the cards at the time of the knockout (& this comes from a die-hard Big George supporter).

What might have been, had he won that fight...

Here's one for fans of a firefight...

Echols-Brewer

When Arnold Taylor KO'd Romeo Anaya to win the Bantamweight title he had been down 4 times before the one punch KO late in the fight. Also, Alfonso Lopez twice was ahead on points before being KO'd both times in the 13th round by Guty Espadas.

Scartissue

Goodnight, Irene wrote:

observer1 wrote:Ali v Foreman, Rumble in the Jungle

See, I think IMO this is another Marciano-Walcott I situation. At the end of the seventh, I had Foreman up 4-3. Quite possibly Ali could be in front on someone's scorecard at the time.

The revisionist history doesn't really fit the actual bout. Foreman was largely ineffectual with his punches, landing partially or missing altogether. In contrast, though Ali wasn't as busy, he was quite precise, & cut through Foreman's defense very well. The main reason I had Foreman ahead was on the basis that he was forcing the fight & also because he did not break off one single exchange all night. It was Ali forcing the clinches & that counted against him, however for the cleaner punching & superior ring generalship Ali had it all the way.

Whatever the case, that was actually a very close fight on the cards at the time of the knockout (& this comes from a die-hard Big George supporter).

What might have been, had he won that fight...

Say what??? Foreman winning the fight???

I guess I've just been taken to school.

It was a close fight. If you disagree, tell us all about it.

elmersalsa wrote:

Goodnight, Irene wrote:

observer1 wrote:Ali v Foreman, Rumble in the Jungle

See, I think IMO this is another Marciano-Walcott I situation. At the end of the seventh, I had Foreman up 4-3. Quite possibly Ali could be in front on someone's scorecard at the time.

The revisionist history doesn't really fit the actual bout. Foreman was largely ineffectual with his punches, landing partially or missing altogether. In contrast, though Ali wasn't as busy, he was quite precise, & cut through Foreman's defense very well. The main reason I had Foreman ahead was on the basis that he was forcing the fight & also because he did not break off one single exchange all night. It was Ali forcing the clinches & that counted against him, however for the cleaner punching & superior ring generalship Ali had it all the way.

Whatever the case, that was actually a very close fight on the cards at the time of the knockout (& this comes from a die-hard Big George supporter).

What might have been, had he won that fight...

Say what??? Foreman winning the fight???

foreman was winning the fight... history has made peole beleive ali did nothing but lay against the ropes for seven rounds and when foreman was tired started to throw some hits but on the contrary ali was still putting rounds in the bank so if he couldnt knock foreman out he could take a points win. it was one of the most masterfully thought out fights ever that victory in my opinion beats any other heavyweights victory the thing to remember is people where worried about ali being killed or badly braindamaged(i guess they were right eventualliy very very unfortunatly) they gave him less of a chance than he had been given against liston the only possibility of a bigger upset was tyson vs douglas but that was tysons fault he didnt train properly foreman trained hard for ali and was in prime physical shape